tow bar MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owner's Manual

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rop erati ng unitand seatad jus tment .....14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 20
Pr otect ion oftheen vironmen t... ...................2 0
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 20
Operat or'sMan ual.......................... .............. 21
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 2
Oper ating safety.......... .................................2 3
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 25
Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 27
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27 No
tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 28
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 29
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 9
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................35
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 5
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro llbar .........................................................5 0
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ....................................... 50
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 4 Opening
andclosing .................................. 65
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tr unk ................................................ ............ 73
Sof tto p............................................ .............7 6 Sid
ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 6 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 89
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......89
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 100
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 01
Memor yfunct ion........................................1 03
St ow agear eas ............................................ 104
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 109
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...110
Ins talling andremo ving thefloor mats ........ 112 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 113
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................113
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 121
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 123
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Contents

1
Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
2 Seat height
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r3 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Headre stra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page10 4). Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer 92
Seatsand stow ing

#
Tomo veforw ards: pullth ehead restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push thehead restra int bac kwards. Ins
talling/r emoving there ar seat head
re stra ints
Re mo ving #
Release there ar seat backres tand fold itfor‐
wa rdsslightly (/page10 6). #
Pus hre lease knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pullthehead restra int upand out. Ins
talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat. 94
Seatsand stow ing

ing
and parkingre mains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at no per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein
th emaneuv ering rang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection bythemaneuv ering
br ak efunc tion
The maneuv ering brak efunc tion cann ot
alw aysclear lyde tect peo ple. Other obstacle s
ar eno tde tected bythefunc tion.
In these cases, thefunc tion maybr ak e
unnec essarilyornotbr ak eat all. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on themaneu‐
ve ring brak efunc tionalone. #
Beready tobrak e. Sy
stem limit s
Obser vethesy stem limits ofthefo llo wing func‐
tion s:
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page21 1)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page20 4) The
man euvering brak efun ction isno tav ailable
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Oninclines
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe mane uvering
ass ista nt
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Switc hManeuverin gAssist anceonoroff.
% ForDr ive Aw ayAssi st(/ pag e21 5) tofunc‐
tion, maneu vering assist ant mus tbe act ive. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page29 1) and the ins
truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 292). Dr
iving andparking 217

Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Ve
hicl eswith rear whe eldrive
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,max. 50km at50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s,ifth esteer ing wheel is
fi xe din thecent erposition
wit hast eer ing wheel lock 4MA
TICvehicl es
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,max. 50km at50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No To
tow wit hara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page29 1). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted R
The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e29 4). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n.
* NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. 292
Breakdo wnassis tance

#
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If ano ther vehicle istow- star tedor towe d
aw ay,its weight mustno texc eed theper mis‐
sible gross mass ofyour ow nve hicle, other‐
wise thefo llo wing could occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nro llo ver. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page332). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page295). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page71 ). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e19 0). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 29
3

*
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e292). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e290). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
When transpor tingvehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/tr ailer
combination maybegin torock and star tto
skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ans porter . #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel s
wit hsuit able tensi oni ng stra ps. #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble speed of35 mph(6 0km/h) when
tr anspo rting. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm)
up wa rdsand 4in (10 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading . 29
4
Breakdo wnassis tance

Con
venience opening ..................................8 5
Coolant (engine)
Capacit y.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ch eckleve l............................................ 269
No tes... ............................................. ....3 38
Co oling
see Clima tecontr ol
Co pyrights
Licen se.................................................... 34
Tr ademar ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Co rnering light ...........................................1 16
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t......................................2 16
Cr osswind Assist
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Cr uise contr ol
Ac tivati ng........... ................................. ...172
Butt ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........172
Callin gup aspee d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Dea ctivating............ ..............................172
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re quiremen ts........................................ 172
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Se tting aspe <0048004700110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 172 St
or ing aspeed... .............................. ..... 172
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 171
Cus tomer Assist ance Center (CAC )........... 28
Cus tomer Relat ions Depar tment. .............. 28 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Data acquisition
Ve hicle. ............................................. ...... 29
Data protection rights
Dat ast or ag e... ......................................... 32
Data storage
Dat apr otect ion rights ........................ ..... 32
Elect ronic contr oluni ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Online services...... ..................................3 2
Ve hicle. ............................................. ...... 29
Da ytime running lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights
Switc hingon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011> 121
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 87Deale
rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s.................. 25
Dec orativ efo il(cleaning instructions) .... 273
Def initions (tiresand loading) .................. 316
Des tinat ion entry
Ent ering aPOI oraddress...... ................237
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion.............................. 25
Digit alOper ator's Manua l... ........................ 18
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ .............153
Eng aging neutr al....... .............................152
Eng aging par kposi tion......... .................152
Eng aging park position automatic ally....1 52
Eng aging reve rsege ar. .......................... 152
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Disp lay(car e).............................................2 77 Inde
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Fr
ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual.... ............................3 45
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual.... ............................3 45
Hazard Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning. .................................................. 353
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Only Shiftto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y...................................................3 59
Pa rking Assistand PARK TRONI C
In operativ eSe eOperat or'sMan ual.......3 77
Place theKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual. .........................3 48
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l......... ................................. 346
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired ........ ........................................ 360
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve............... 389Ser
vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer.... ........................................3 60
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.. ...................3 61
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available ............................................ 385
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive... ..........3 85
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors.. .................................... 385
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................... 387
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.. .................................. 359
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3sec‐
onds orpress 3times. ........................... 357
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual.................. 371
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... .......... 371
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop..... ........ 360 Displa
yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Loc king (emerg ency key). ........................ 72
Opening (from inside)... ........................... 69
Po we rclosi ngfunction ............................ 72
Un loc kin g(emer gency key). .................... 72
Un loc kin g(fr om insid e)...........................6 9
Door controlpan el....................................... 14
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N)..... 312
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving... ...............................1 42
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... .................................. 215
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.. ..............................................1 53 Inde
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Ext
erior light ing(car e).............................. 276
Ext erior mir rors
Anti-g lare mode (automatic).... .......... .... 127
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function. .........1 29
Fo lding in/out.. .....................................1 26
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion............ 104
Pa rking posit ion............................... ...... 128
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011> 126 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ......280
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving .............................. .1 33
Flat tire
Cha nging awhe el....... ........................... 323
MOExt ended tires ....... ........................... 281
No tes... .................................................2 80
TIREFIT kit............. ................................ 282
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................. 112 Fo
glight (ext ended rang e)........................ 117
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 164
Fo lding windscreen
Car e................................................. ...... 275
Ins talling. .................................................8 0
Re mo ving.. ..............................................8 0
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware.. ............................................ 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio .................................. ...... 331
Fr ont airbag. ................................................ 42
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el
Ad ditiv es.......................................... .....3 36
E1 0............. ...........................................335
Fu elreser ve<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ga sol <004C005100480011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 335
Qua lity (gas oline ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 335
Re fuel ing.... ...........................................1 55
Sulfu rcont ent............ ........................... 335 Ta
nk cont ent<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................336
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses
Bef orere placing afuse .......................... 296
Dashboar dfuse box.............................. 298
Fu se assignment diagram..................... 296
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.... 297
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll....................................................... 298
Fu se boxin thetrunk... .........................2 98
No tes... .................................................2 96
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y.... .........................1 61
Opening orclosing thedoor.. ................. 161
Pr ogr amming buttons. ........................... 159
Re sol ving problems ...............................1 60
Sync hronizing thero lling code.. .............1 60
Gasol ine......... ............................................335
Gear shiftre comm endation......................1 54 420
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